Comments on: Iowa Steak Co.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:29:51 +0000

you all suck You do have good people who do sell good wholesome steak door to door it is sad that some people do sell shitty steak but if your a smart shopper you will know the difference.make sure it is stamped choice
and you make sure it is vacume sealed if its not choice pass on the deal if it is and the salesman makes the price right get some steak.

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:45:08 +0000

I accually worked for them. i was an iowa steak co employee. Yes it is a conn…but i had bought some of the meat. I really enjoyed it. The sperate boxes cost $19 a box. But the meat is not poor quality. Every once and a while it can be just like any store anywhere. People know this. But on the other hand how much would u seriuosly pay for 6 ny strips? 40bucks or so? and 8 serloins? i mean come on really. Its sales. I also had customers i sold to family members. Not too many people didnt enjoy the meat. I only had 2people call me and want a refund of the hundreds i sold too and the customers that i had. Yes some sales people will upsell way more then should be. BUT people need to make money as well. I could write on this for hours…If anyone has questions or wants to know more in detail about how things work emial me******* u.s_soldier@yahoo.com ****** i would be glad to help. Dont worry im not a fan of the company they screwd me over but i will back up the product.

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Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:34:23 +0000

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By: Mr. IA Steak

Mr. IA Steak — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:34:20 +0000

So here it is. I currently work for Iowa Steak. To be completly honest, I am fed up with the job. I work for the company in Tennessee and I have a real problem with the company and the product. It says weekly fresh deliveries on the pamphlet, yeah that’s a lie. Last delivery we got was 144 cases of steak two weeks ago. We are told to take older meat out and sell as well as our “fresh” meat. Nothing is more embarassing than opening a box of chopped sirloin burgers or the filets and noticing the meat is BROWN…now any warehouse manager or office manager will tell us delivery drivers that it is because we were showing the product outside to much, truth of the matter is it’s OLD. We are told to go out everyday and do whatever it takes to move boxes of meat for the company. The motto is..if your not lying, you ain’t trying. I have a problem with the fact of, im supposed to get into someone’s house, show them the meat, and then negotiate a deal to take their money. Just for alittle insider info…a steak case cost’s the drivers $120. Individual boxes cost $20. Oh, theres NO differance in driver cost for Chicken Seafood or Pork. It’s all $120 for the case or $20 for an individual box. If you guys REALLY want to get under their skin, let them show you the product, negotiate a deal, then tell them your not interested. We call that getting stroked. I do hate to admit it, but every IA Steak salesman is a hussler. Even myself. One of my close friends told me I don’t have enough Evil in my body to sell meat door-to-door. Needless to say…this will be my last week employed as an Independat Contractor with IA Steaks.

By: Ben A Rond

Ben A Rond — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:01:35 +0000

Of all the people, this is it? Let me tell you about the meat biz. Next to home improvement and auto service, it has a high rate of complaints. Due to the mass sales door to door, a lot of meat moves very fast. Even though a company may have quality standards and customer service, they cannot stand next to every supplier and every salesman, every minute.
As being a rather large company, Iowa Steak trains a lot of people. This biz has a high turn over. It takes a very thick skin. Just like any job that you put yourself out there personally. Many have come into the job and left to become an independant. MOST will immitate large companies and possibly even use someone elses literature. This gives some companies a black eye.
For instance, would you be interested in investing in telecommunocations after MCI Worldcom or perhaps you’d like to put some money in Enron?
So remember its not always what you’re buying, it’s how you’re sold.
If you don’t want it from your doorstep, don’t buy it! And remember a firm yet polite ” No thank you” always works best.

By: mike h

mike h — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:24:27 +0000

my neighbor gave me some steaks he bought from a salesman selling these steaks. i think it was a box of 6 rib eye or sirloin steaks.
Anyway i invite my folks over for a bbq and grill up the steaks.
I was totally embarassed! these steak are the TOUGHEST AND CHEWIEST steaks i have ever eaten. I felt bad serving these pieces of leather.
I do not think they are very high quality steak…in fact i would rather eat choice steaks bought at walmart..lease they are more tender then those pieces of shoe leather. My nieghbor also agreed they were kinda tough. (figured there was a reason for box of free steaks) he said he would not buy again from this company
I typed in IOWA STEAK COMPANY RECALL in my search engine…try it?
yep lots of recalls…least my family never got botulism or anything.

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By: Peoria Illinoisan » Unearthing Buried Comments

Peoria Illinoisan » Unearthing Buried Comments — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:48:34 +0000

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By: Arthur

Arthur — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:34:35 +0000

I’ve not only sold for Iowa Steak, but I’ve ate them. Ain’t the greatest in the world, but they ain’t bad…on par with a Ponderosa steak. They come from “Stampede Meat, Inc.” - http://www.stampedemeat.com - who sells a lot of bulk frozen meat to restaurants, institutions, and, of course, “home delivery” companies.

At the shop I worked at, the pallates arrived twice a week, and were stored in a deep freeze at about -20 F. Each steak is marked with a “Julian” packing date.

If you find a desperate salesman, you can knock the prices pretty low. And, if you are going to store them, the individual vacuum pack does a good job of preventing freezer burn.

What’s funny is people who say they never eat frozen meat - but then say they go out to Applebees, TGI Friday’s, etc.! Guess what? You are eating frozen steak!

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 04 May 2007 02:22:36 +0000

Get the recipe from Chef Kev for the Brat sauce and maybe he can give you some suggestions on how to prepare the filets…perhaps soak them in beer? Or better yet, soak your guest’s taste’s bud’s! See you around the bar!

By: PeoriaIllinoisan

PeoriaIllinoisan — Thu, 03 May 2007 21:11:07 +0000

Ah crud. I had edited this post to fix the grammatical errors and third grade phrasings- I guess it didn’t take. I should really proofread this stuff; 24 hours later is way too long to read my own post.

Regarding my delicious steak… I’m still here, so that’s a good sign. Not so excited about the 8 filets I have remaining, though. A neighborhood cookout sounds like a good idea. I’ll be the one eating the Brats.

By: CP

CP — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:07:31 +0000

How were the steaks? I’ve always said there’s nothing wrong with horse meat.

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:32:21 +0000

We once had “shady” renters across the street who sold for IA Steaks. We bought from them once and though I felt conned-it seemed like a good deal. It’s kind of like those people that come into bars selling camping equipment and tools or the guys that pull up with speakers in their vans. I feel much better just going to Alwans.

By: Vonster

Vonster — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:59:58 +0000

It’s made from PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Billy Dennis

Billy Dennis — Thu, 03 May 2007 05:35:41 +0000

“Waitaminute … this tastes like Aunt Edna!”